Title :
An evaluation system for the physical security of computing systems
Author :
Weingart, Steve H. ; White, Steve R. ; Arnold, William C. ; Double, Glen P.
Author_Institution :
IBM Res. Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Physical security technology is being used more often to protect the integrity of computing systems and the assets they contain. A physical security rating system is defined in terms of the difficulty of mounting a successful physical attack against it, quality assurance documentation and system testing. An evaluation system is presented for determining adequate physical security, as a function of the environment in which the system is placed and the value of the assets resident in the system
Keywords :
access control; computer evaluation; data integrity; security of data; physical security rating system; quality assurance; system documentation; system testing; Computer security; Control systems; Data security; Event detection; Fires; Information security; Physics computing; Protection; Quality assurance; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Security Applications Conference, 1990., Proceedings of the Sixth Annual
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2105-2
DOI :
10.1109/CSAC.1990.143780
